Cologne → Amsterdam
Today's conditions on this route
- 427 g/kWh
- 39% renewable
- 11°C · normal
- 532 g/kWh
- 7% renewable
- 13°C · normal
Grid source · Germany: energy-charts · Netherlands: energy-charts · Weather: open-meteo.com
Range by Weather Condition
In normal weather 24 of 24 EV models complete this route. Estimated charging stops among them: 0 to 2 (median 0).
Select a vehicle above to explore weather-adjusted range.
Assumptions behind these numbers
- Model assumptionStart charge 100%, arrive with 15% in reserve, charge up to 80% at each stop.
- Model assumptionUsable battery: 100% of each vehicle's listed capacity (the listed capacity may be gross or net; no correction is applied).
- Model assumptionSpeed: consumption starts from each vehicle's listed real-world efficiency, times a speed factor of 1.00 (1.00 = no speed adjustment).
- Vehicle dataWeather: each vehicle uses its own hot, normal and cold factor from our vehicle data, so consumption = efficiency x 1.00 / factor. Hot is 25 °C and above, normal is 10-25 °C, cold is below 10 °C.
- Model assumptionCharging speed: average power = min(vehicle peak kW, 150 kW cap) x 0.60 taper, plus 5 min per stop.
- MethodRange, energy and cost all use the same consumption figure. Energy is measured at the battery; charging losses are not included.
- MethodCharging stops are estimated from range and the charging window. They are not verified charging stations.
- Market dataCost: estimated energy cost at the average electricity market price for Germany, day-ahead market, as of 30 Oct 2026 (0.292 EUR/kWh); public charging tariffs are usually higher.
- Market dataCO2: energy x grid average carbon intensity of 427 g/kWh (Germany, energy-charts, as of 30 Oct 2026).
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Driving an electric vehicle from Cologne to Amsterdam covers 262 kilometres with a drive time of 182 minutes, a route that crosses the Germany–Netherlands border. Although the distance is well within the range of most modern EVs, the cold climate in Cologne can reduce battery efficiency by up to 20–30 percent, meaning drivers should plan for a charging stop even if their car’s official range exceeds the trip length. A single mid-route charge of 10–15 minutes at a high-speed station is generally sufficient to complete the journey without range anxiety.